shoddy
30
4.5
- adjective
- /ˈʃɑːdi/
:
defectuoso
- Pal, your shoddy stage setup almost killed my guitarist!
- shoddy products
- shoddy work
- shoddy reasoning
It has begun to show signs of its own shoddy construction.
- It has begun to show signs of its own shoddy construction.
- I mean that the shoddy kind of stuff that floods the market.
- One, as a woman, I can't walk on a stage looking shoddy.
- Like, I don't know, but this even the his girlfriend, she was saying the farther you go it down like you can, the shoddier it is.
- And to me, the important things were the shoddy building, the poor housing, the poverty.
- They're the craftsmanship is shoddy, but because they use a lot of Toyota parts, no, Toyota parts are the good part.
- It's not just him, you know, tents full of people sweating their arses off to get cars out the door of the shoddy panels and things like that.
Examples
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The contractor was criticized for using shoddy materials in the new building.
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I can take a beating, but I have no patience for shoddy craftsmanship.
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I know your shoddy work.
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And to me, the important things were the shoddy building, the poor housing, the poverty.
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Your selection is quite shoddy.
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"So again, it was really shoddy reporting," he said.
Academic text (2012) -
If you pay one time for a product that is shoddy, you ask for a refund.
Blog text (14) -
So my board work is getting a little shoddy, but it'll be OK.
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Your hair is shoddy and unkempt.
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Well, that's shoddy workmanship.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Not good in quality or below the usual standard
838
1.0
Not good enough in quality or amount
347
1.0
Not made well and breaks or wears out quickly
176
7.5
Very bad or of low quality
155
2.0
Untidy and done without care
149
9.9
Very bad or low quality, used to show strong dislike
65
4.7
Poor and in bad condition with little value
32
4.3
Looks low quality and cheaply made, like a plastic toy
25
3.8
Thin and not strong so it breaks or tears easily
9
4.8
Poor quality and likely to break quickly
4
6.0
Dirty and not good quality
4
3.7
Made in a way that does not work well or is hard to use
4
5.5
Very bad in quality or condition
3
8.5
Made quickly in a rough way that may not last
Made from poor materials and not made to last
Poor or careless in quality so it breaks easily
Made in a clumsy way and not of good quality
Antonyms
Compounds
1
3.6
A poor quality building or repair that fails soon because people are careless
How Poor
Surface Forms
Etymology
Shoddy later came to mean 'badly made' or 'low quality' because the cloth made from that recycled wool looked weak and cheap, so we now call poor work or products 'shoddy'.